Tax,
Criminal
Jun. 17, 2022
Rolling dice, Avenatti pleads guilty to some charges
Asked about indications the plea was a good strategy to win dismissal of the other 31 charges, H. Dean Steward said after the hearing, “Given my position as advisory counsel I need to keep my mouth shut.”
SANTA ANA — While admitting for the first time he cheated clients and the IRS, suspended attorney Michael J. Avenatti indicated Thursday he plans to argue he stole less money than the government alleges, seek dismissal of another 31 federal charges and appeal all of his convictions.
Avenatti pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and one count of tax fraud, acknowledging to U.S. District Judge James V. Selna that he voluntarily carried...
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